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Poor water management and excessive extraction are the primary cause of declining flow and the poor state of Australia's iconic Darling River, a new study has found. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and UNSW Sydney investigated the effects of both climate change and water resource management on the Darling River over the last 40 years.

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have detected a mysterious new recreational drug not seen in Australia before, nor toxicologically described anywhere else. The drug, which the scientists are labelling "CanKet", shares similar chemical qualities to ketamine, but with a unique makeup previously unseen.

Electrical engineers from The Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated how to create exciton pairs in a new type of semiconductor structure, paving the way for next generation technologies required for high speed computing, information processing and data communication. The research could lay the foundations for a new generation of smartphones and computers that are blisteringly fast but also consume significantly less energy than current devices.

Nearly one-third of Australian adults who've had COVID-19 have had symptoms that lasted for longer than four weeks - a common marker of long COVID - according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). This equates to just over 14 per cent of the entire adult population in Australia.

A landmark report calls for serious leadership and investment in the agricultural potential of the First Nations estate, especially if governments are serious about closing the gap and unlocking north Australia's development potential.

Population decline following European settlement in Pacific island nations was far greater than previously thought, according to ANU research. Pacific Island nations suffered severe depopulation from introduced diseases as a consequence of contact with European vessels, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered how a type of blood cancer, known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), can "switch off" a protein known as MHC class II, causing the leukaemia to become invisible to the immune system. The molecular switch allows cancer cells to evade recognition and prevents the immune system from destroying them.

The recent deaths of several food delivery couriers in Australia have highlighted a lack of regulation in the industry where companies are putting profits ahead of people. Food delivery companies are willing to let vulnerable drivers die and are resisting safety regulations to maintain profits, researchers warn in a major new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

An innovative health education program could help reduce the prevalence of intestinal worms at very little cost, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. Intestinal worms are among the world's most common infections, with more than 900 million people infected worldwide. Lead author of the study, PhD candidate Mary Lorraine Mationg, said intestinal worms are a "disease of poverty", primarily affecting children in areas where sanitation is poor.

Stricter lockdowns in response to COVID-19 led to higher loss in life satisfaction and worse mental health and wellbeing outcomes, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. Led by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and using Oxford University's COVID-19 Stringency Index , the study is the first in Australia to examine the direct links between lockdowns and life satisfaction for the entire COVID-19 period.

The mental health and wellbeing of young Australians has dramatically improved, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings come from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods' COVID Impact Monitoring survey, which has examined the effect of the pandemic on Australians for more than two years and across 12 waves of data collection.

A study by an international team of scientists has shed new light on the origins of a bright patch of gamma radiation toward the centre of our Milky Way. The findings revealed the gamma-ray signal is actually coming from rapidly spinning stars belonging to a neighbouring galaxy, rather than being an indicator of dark matter.

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents from across Australia, New Guinea and Melanesian islands, painting a clearer picture of how they're related and how they ended up spreading across the Pacific. Lead author Dr Emily Roycroft said native rodents are a fascinating but often under-appreciated evolutionary group.

A team of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO has been awarded more than $1 million to develop technology that harvests valuable resources from our wastewater. The technology is inspired by breakthroughs in biological research, including mimicking how plants extract nutrients and adapt to toxic molecules in soil.

A 1,000-year-old skeleton from Portugal has been uncovered with a rare genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome. A group of international researchers has uncovered evidence of a super rare genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome to date.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have released results from Australia's first government-backed pill testing service, including finding methamphetamine that was actually sugar. The experts examined a range of recreational drugs deposited at the ACT's CanTest Health and Drug Checking service during August, including ketamine, MDMA, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have released results from Australia's first government-backed pill testing service, including finding methamphetamine that was actually sugar. The experts examined a range of recreational drugs deposited at the ACT's CanTest Health and Drug Checking service during August, including ketamine, MDMA, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.

Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes, according to new research. Earth system processes refer to the natural activities that keep the planet in a habitable and useful state. This includes processes occurring in the different biospheres like carbon sequestration in forests or nutrient run off into freshwater systems.

A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows areas of Queensland impacted by tropical cyclones had a significantly higher risk of preterm and low birthweight births. Lead author and ANU PhD researcher Cynthia Parayiwa said with natural disasters becoming more and more frequent, further work is needed to minimise the risk for pregnant women, both in Australia and globally.

The worst effects of global warming on the world's largest ice sheet could be avoided if nations around the world succeed in meeting climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. That's the call from an international team of climate scientists, including experts from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS), who have examined how much sea levels could rise if climate change melts the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS).